alyssa harrington, "abc7 news." >> great story. thanks. >>> in the santa cruz mountains, the bear fire is 70% contained. it burned nearly 400 acres and injured nine people since it started. >>> tomorrow, a murder trial begins in san francisco. an undocumented immigrant is accused of killing kate steinle two years ago. it sparked a debate over sanctuary cities. he's suspected of killing the 32-year-old woman. steinle was shot while sitting with her father in pier 14. defense attorneys are arguing it was an accidental ricochet shot. prosecutors will argue he committed second degree murder because he aimed the gun at her or recklessly fired it into a crowded area. as for san francisco's sanctuary city policy, those issues won't be discussed in court. >> that evidence about his status, his immigration status, will not come before this jury. i believe the judge instructed the attorneys, keep that out. it's not important to this, and it's too emotional. and it will divert this jury to something they shouldn't be talking about. >> the jur

. >> reporter alyssa harrington spoke with the owner who had to take extreme measures to stay safe. >> reporter: a ring of fire at the top. >> it was like a solid ring of fire and moving at a very fast space. >> reporter: the owner of beau vineyard winery. he was with employees to pick grapes for the harvest when they noticed fire burning on atlas peak about a half mile away. his crew raced down the hill banging on neighbors' doors. a couple of firefighters did arrive but came with bad news. they were surrounded with no way out. >> i said what's your plan and he gave us a plan, and it was to lay flat in this open area and just let the fire pass over the top. >> through the smoke they saw red and blue lights. it was two california highway patrol helicopters coming to rescue them off the burning mountain. snyder was amazed to see them risk their lives. >> at one point he lost elevation and went down into the flames and he actually shot forward through the flames and then went out going right, going left, going full circle. >> reporter: chp made several trips until everyone was safely ev

alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> wow, what an oregon deal. we have a link to madison holland's gofundme page at abc7news.com. >>> new at 9:00, the u.s. navy pulled a person out of the water tonight at pier 34. this happened an hour ago near the "uss essex" here for fleet week. the sailors saw a man in the water and rushed into help. the man has a non-life-threatening medical issue. the fire department tweeted out a thanks to the navy for saving the man. >>> well, tonight in las vegas, even as the shock is starting to wear off, the deep mourning is only intensifying. 89 people are still in the hospital. as we are learning more about the timeline of the shooter's final hours and the role of that heroic security guard. senior national correspondent matt gutman is in las vegas for us. matt? >> reporter: five days after the worst mass shooting in american history, las vegas police acknowledging they still don't know what drove stephen paddock to open fire on that helpless crowd. >> i get it. we all want answers. we have looked at everything. >> re

alyssa harrington joins us live in napa with a look at that. elissa? >> so many clothing donations poured in that volunteers needed a place to stay and hand out those items. the landlord here is letting them use the store fronts for free for a pop-up shop open seven days a week. roberto hernandez escaped the nuns fire in glen ellen with only the clothes on his back. he hasn't been allowed to recenter his neighborhood. so sunday he came to the river park shopping center in napa for some help. >> he is basically here for assistance with clothes. he left without taking anything, just what he has on. >> a donation center just opened. it is called community napa strong. all items are free for fire victims and evacuees. next door a processing center where volunteers sort through more than 20,000 pounds of donated items. >> when things starteday wildfi resume classes tomorrow. isn many of the schools will offer counseling to students and staff affected by the fires. for a complete list of school closures and reopening dates go to abc7news.com. >> new details

. >> alyssa harrington joining us live from there. alyssa? >> reporter: there's crime scene tape surrounding the area where the body was found. journey's end mobile home park. and we did just learn that that is the body of linda tooney, 69 years old. her daughter posted this note on facebook. it says, my mother's remains have been found at her home at journey's end. may she rest in peace. my sweet mama. police tell me it was a family member of the victim that made that very sad discovery around noon today. they were here searching through her burned home. there are so many people missing, the latest numbers more than 600 people unaccounted for and that number may seem staggering. i want people at home to know that cell phone service is almost nonxis ent in places up here and the same for internet. it is difficult for people to connect. i talked to a woman desperately searching for her mother. this is a picture of her. her name is sharon ray robinson. sharon is 79 years old, 5'4" tall and lived off donner drive in the rebel road area. that ent

. >> abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington was there as a few residents were able to survey the damage. >> what's wonderful seeing the home standing. >> 82-year-old helen returned to her napa home for the first time since her daughter rushed her out the door at 1:00 a.m. monday. she left with a suitcase full of clothes and nothing else. >> we could see the fire, the whole hill. >> three neighborhoods reopened to evacuees friday. helen stayed just long enough to feed her cats and grab a few items. her daughter helped clean out the fridge. >> i'm going to take this out. this is bad. >> you had all that cheese. >> power has been out for days. leaving food to spoil. >> well, i'm leaving because there's no power. >> she's going to go back to my house. >> no gas or electricity. the whole avenue doesn't have anything here. >> monticello park is one of the neighborhoods in napa that reopened friday with police escort. that means people can go home and check on their properties and grab medication, but they cannot stay. there's too many hazards. we found downed trees and power lines. pg&e is wo

alyssa harrington is there. >> reporter: fire investigators feel confident that this is the origin of the fire somewhere in this calistoga neighborhood. its the cause of the fire that could take months to determine. as can you see, certain parts of bennett lane have been sealed off because cal fire is treating this as a crime scene. >> i've never been so scared in my life. >> reporter: paul block thinks he saw the beginning of the tubbs fire, the most destructive fire in california history. he couldn't sleep that sunday night. the sound of the unusually strong wind kept him up. around 10:00 a neighbor called to tell him his barn was on fire. >> when i got outside, i took a look and it was 18 0 degrees, a view of fire, you know, from, you know, from left to right. i think i was seeing the beginning, you know, first 100 yards of the fire. >> reporter: block says the flames hadn't even crossed highway 128 yet. since then the tubs fire scorched more than 36,000 acres and destroyed thousands of homes. cal fire has not pinpointed the cause but investigator ares are focused on the area of hi

alyssa harrington is there. >> reporter: fire investigators feel confident that this is the origin of the fire somewhere in this calistoga neighborhood. its the cause of the fire that could take months to determine. as can you see, certain parts of bennett lane have been sealed off because cal fire is treating this as a crime scene. >> i've never been so scared in my life. >> reporter: paul block thinks he saw the beginning of the tubbs fire, the most destructive fire in california history. he couldn't sleep that sunday night. the sound of the unusually strong wind kept him up. around 10:00 a neighbor called to tell him his barn was on fire. >> when i got outside, i took a look and it was 18 0 degrees, a view of fire, you know, from, you know, from left to right. i think i was seeing the beginning, you know, first 100 yards of the fire. >> reporter: block says the flames hadn't even crossed highway 128 yet. since then the tubs fire scorched more than 36,000 acres and destroyed thousands of homes. cal fire has not pinpointed the cause but investigator ares are focused on the area of hi

harrington is sleeve with more on the disturbing allegations. alyssa? >> reporter: dan, kristen, suspects are being held at juvenile hall in martinez. the victim attends the high school which is directly across the street from de la sal. the schools held assemblies today to discuss the incident and talk about behavior and mutual respect. parents at corondolete high school got word of an alleged assault in the letter sent home this afternoon. two males from neighboring schools were arrested for assaulting a student off campus back in september. the victim reached out to counselors this week. they called police.shocking news like that. i stand behind the school 110% and handle everything with grace. >> reporter: in a lengthy parent letter officials said "we are proud of the courage our student has shown in coming forward and we will continue to support her. "the sheriff's department arrested a juvenile, another from de la salle. this is not the first time. a former football player was found guilty of rape back in may. one mom who did not want her face on

one incredible story of survival night abc 7 news rorter alyssa harrington spoke wit an owner who had to take extreme measures. >> cell phone video shows what ed snider zribs as a ng of fire. 100 people trapped at the top of soda canyon road. >> it was a solid envelope of just fire. and moving at a fast pace. >> snider is the owner of the winery he was at stags' ridge vineyard to pk kbraps for the harvest suny night when they noticed the fire burning on atlas peak about half mile away. they raced down the hill banging on neighbors doors. a couple of the firefighters arrived but came with bad news. they we surrounded with no way out. >> i said what's your plan? he gave aus plan. his plan was lay flat in the open area andet the fire pass over. >> some panicked a others played prayed. two califoia what patrol helicopters came to rescue them off the bning mountain. snyder was amazed to seehem risk their lives. >> at one point he lost elevation and went down into the flames a shot forward through the flamesnd went out -- going right, left going full circ. >> the chp made several trips unti

one incredible story of survival at a vineyard in napa sunday night abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington spoke with an owner who had to take extreme measures. >> cell phone video shows what ed snider zribs as a ring of fire. 100 people trapped at the top of soda canyon road. >> it was a solid envelope of just fire. and moving at a fast pace. >> snider is the owner of the winery he was at stags' ridge vineyard to pick kbraps for the harvest sunday night when they noticed the fire burning on atlas peak about half mile away. they raced down the hill banging on neighbors doors. a couple of the firefighters arrived but came with bad news. they were surrounded with no way out. >> i said what's your plan? he gave aus plan. his plan was lay flat in the open area and let the fire pass over. >> some panicked and others played prayed. two california what patrol helicopters came to rescue them off the burning mountain. snyder was amazed to see them risk their lives. >> at one point he lost elevation and went down into the flames and shot forward through the flames and went out -- going right, left g

one incredible story of survival at a vineyard in napa sunday night abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington spoke with an owner who had to take extreme measures. >> cell phone video shows what ed snider zribs as a ring of fire. 100 people trapped at the top of soda canyon road. >> it was a solid envelope of just fire. and moving at a fast pace. >> snider is the owner of the winery he was at stags' ridge vineyard to pick kbraps for the harvest sunday night when they noticed the fire burning on atlas peak about half mile away. they raced down the hill banging on neighbors doors. a couple of the firefighters arrived but came with bad news. they were surrounded with no way out. >> i said what's your plan? he gave aus plan. his plan was lay flat in the open area and let the fire pass over. >> some panicked and others played prayed. two california what patrol helicopters came to rescue them off the burning mountain. snyder was amazed to see them risk their lives. >> at one point he lost elevation and went down into the flames and shot forward through the flames and went out -- going right, left g

alyssa harrington hasas that story. >> i was f full of barrels and e racks that are there. you can see they're all melted. >> reporter: he shows us what's left of paradise ridge winereryn santa rosa. this was the tasting room. and this, the winemaking facility. >> thihis is where the wines we madend fermented. >> reporter: he watched as a wall of flames crept cloloser a closer to the property. just before 2:00 a.m., the video went block. he knewis business was jogone. >> people were evacuated before. >> reporter: the wininery staffs safe b b an employee lost her home. 40 wetetting are booked through 2018,ncluding one this weekend. >> we're in c contact with the e, who is getting married this weenend. we think we found her ather venue. and we're communiting with our brides too figure out what ouru different options are. wee trying to figure out how to make sure these people have a special day and get married. just not going to happen here. >> reporter: parise ridge lost abou 20% of its wine, theest is cased. the gd news, the 15 acres of vib ya vineyards were only slightly da

. >> alyssa harrington joins from el . >> reporter: this isn't just a regular halloween display.very piece is handmade from scratch. the woman that lives here was very upset when she walked outside and found one of her favorite decorations had been stolen. rhonda rogers' hallowee display is an annual tradition that attracting hundreds of trick or treaters. but this year something's missing. this hole is where the centerpiece -- >> it was half size a normal coffin. >> reporter: a wooden coffin with a monster hanging out used to be. >> stood up to here. >> reporter: someone stole it. >> it's wrong. someone took grave robbing to a higher extent. >> reporter: rhonda says it was the best part of the display, something she spent hours on. all the decorations in her front yard from the grave stones to the ghouls are handmade. >> it makes you mad and more than anything it hurts our feelings because we do this for everybody out here. and it just takes some punk to kind of ruin it. ruin the spirit. >> reporter: the coffin disappeared some time over the weekend. rhonda says the thief also t

. >> one of those is donaldson way elementary which is where we find alyssa harrington. good morning, elissa. >> reporter: these schools have been closed because of the bad air quality those fires produced. now two weeks since they first broke out thousands of kids will return to school. at donaldson way elementary in american canyon, all public schools in the district are back open today. on poor air quality days no recess or no afterschool athletic events. classes and recess will be normal. air conditioners and heaters will be off because filters need to be changed. teachers did spend a lot of time wiping down classrooms. they cleaned up to try to get rid of all that ash. schools will have mental health counselors on site. now also santa rosa junior college and napa valley college college and napa valley college will reopen. none of the schools were damaged but a lot of staff members and families who attend these schools were impacted by the fires. reporting live in american canyon, elissa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> "the chronicle" reports mark benoff is working with

. >> that's where alyssa harrington is sleeve with more on the disturbing allegations. alyssa? >> reporter: dan, kristen, suspects are being held at juvenile hall in martinez. the victim attends the high school which is directly across the street from de la sal. the schools held assemblies today to discuss the incident and talk about behavior and mutual respect. parents at corondolete high school got word of an alleged assault in the letter sent home this afternoon. two males from neighboring schools were arrested for assaulting a student off campus back in september. the victim reached out to counselors this week. they called police.shocking news like that. i stand behind the school 110% and handle everything with grace. >> reporter: in a lengthy parent letter officials said "we are proud of the courage our student has shown in coming forward and we will continue to support her. "the sheriff's department arrested a juvenile, another from de